P.L.Y.S.
P.L.Y.S. – otherwise known as Project Live Your Story – is a month long challenge focused on getting writers off of their computers and out into the world.
We often joke about how writers just want to stay home with books and tea – which is honestly quite true. Books and tea can make for a very relaxing evening. But the thing about writing is that we reflect our lives and experiences in our stories.
Staying home all day doesn’t necessarily make for the most compelling novel. Even if you spend hours a day studying plot structure and character arcs, I don’t think you can craft a meaningful story without one vital thing: real life experience.
It’s because of an author’s experiences that they are able to portray raw and realistic emotions. Because of what they’ve seen in life, and the wisdom they have gained from their triumphs and misfortunes, they are able to create realistic, relateable and meaningful books.
As writers, we can’t spend all of our time cooped up at home. We need to get out into the world and live.
Project Live Your Story is a challenge to help writers do just that.
P.L.Y.S. provides:
- One simple challenge each week designed to get you out of the hosue and into the world.
- A private Slack comunity for accountability and encouragement.
- A new look on the value of real life for your writing.
- And it’s completely free!
I host a round of P.L.Y.S. every so often (AKA on a sporadic schedule), but if you’d like to recieve updates and be the first to know when a new round opens, sign up HERE.
[Please note: the next round of P.L.Y.S. is tentatively set for August 2024]
In the meantime, I encourage you to set aside your writing for a moment and live.
